Veliko Tirnovo, Bulgaria

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What can one say of Veliko Tirnovo? It was the old capital of the region before Bulgaria was formed, is where Christianity was translated into Cyrillic, has a nice fortress and a large park. There is one main street where most shops of interest can be found, and a university hidden somewhere in the park. It's small and picturesque. That about covers it.

This is not to say one cannot have fun here, but much of it will depend on the company you find. Luckily, I was fortunate to meet a few interesting people while staying at the local hostel. This first meeting was as strange as one could ask for, a communal haircut.

It was over lentil soup and beers that we decided that the girl who had the same haircut since time before time was to get a new style, and that we were to do it with a pair of dull scissors and a trimmer. Surprisingly, it was a significant improvement over the original hairstyle.

Once the haircut was done and out of the way with, we were free to wonder about the city and enjoy the sights, and then enjoy them again after a blizzard covered everything in fresh snow. We were all snowed in for a day or two,but one can certainly think of worse places for such things to happen.

Once the snow had melted, I decided to continue my journey heading west towards the new capital; Sofia.